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2Sheets-Sheet1. T. KINGSFRD.

Apparatus for the Manufacture nf Starch.

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T. KINGSFOBD.

Apparatus for the Manufacture of Starch.

Patented Dec. 2,1873.

No. M15/213.

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JMM iQ/WA NITED STATES PATENT @Frron THOMSON KINGSFORD, OF OSVEGO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF STARCH.

Specification forming part ofLetters Patent No. 145,213. dated DecemberI 2, 1873; application filed v August 21, 1873.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, THoMsoN KINGsFoRD, ofthe city and county of Oswego, State of New York, have invented a new Apparatus to be used in the Manufacture of Starch; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and correct description of the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top view or plan ol' the apparatus, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation ot' the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both tl ie figures.

A is an elevator, consisting of a number of brackets or shelves, C, fastened to an upright endless belt, l), which passes over the upper and lower pulleys l l. B is a conveyer, which consists of a horizontal endless belt, passing over the pulleys l)l l" at each end oi the apparatus, as shown in the drawings. Motion is given to the apparatus by the upper pulley of the elevater A, 'which communicates motion to the conveyer, as shown. l usually ar range the machinery of the conveyer so that it can be reversed and run in either direction.

The object of my arpa-ratus is to remove lumps of starch from one part or" the starchfactory to another, and also to raise lumps of starch from'one story to another, or to any desired elevation.

Then starch is broken into lumps it is usually necessary. to move the saine to a more or less distant room for the purpose of partly drying them. Before I invented this appara` tus it was customary, after breaking the starch into lumps, to put three or four of such lumps on a board used for the purpose, when one or more of the workmen carried them ott' to the drying-apartment. Again, to take the lumps from one elet-*ation to another it was the custom for men to be stationed one above the other and hand the starch up lump by lump, until the desired elevation was reached.

lt will be readily seen that by the use of my apparatus much time and labor are saved in performing these operations.

The working of my apparatus is easily understood. The conveyer B maybe constructed of any length desired. The endless belt D is supported by the rollers R. The lumps of starch L are placed on belt D', which is in motion, and carried to the place where they are wanted, and taken oli', while the belt continues to move. The elevator A may be made of any required lengte..

NVhen the conveyer and elevator are used' together, the lumps may be taken from the conveyor and placed on the brackets ot the elevator, and raised to the desired elevation, and then taken ott'. The belts and brackets move with the proper speed to allow workmen to take oil' and put on the lumps readily, in which they soon become expert after a little practice.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination and arrangement of the THOMSON KINGSFORD.

'Vitnesses GEO. N. BURT, RALPH Hown. 

